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ICYMI: Southern Legal Counsel, Legal Services of Greater Miami and the ACLU of Florida reached a settlement with the city of Miami Jan. 23, avoiding an impending trial in federal court over the city’s practice of destroying the personal property of people experiencing homelessness without due process.⠀
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In a complaint filed in June of 2022, the advocacy groups described the city’s sweeps of homeless encampments as being conducted with little or no notice, and without giving people the opportunity to secure their property to avoid destruction.⠀
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Under the new policies, city personnel are required to place notices of a cleanup operation at least 72 hours prior to the cleaning date in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole, and they are required to photograph personal property prior to disposing of it or storing it. The Department of Human Services will maintain improved records so the city will know what property it has removed, and the property owner will be more likely to recover their belongings.⠀
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To ensure that the city will not dispose of “personal items such as identification, medicines and eyeglasses and other small items of importance” that have been identified by the owner, or are readily identifiable, as personal property, any such property that is tagged or labeled will be stored upon removal, and city personnel will attempt to contact the person identified on the tag to inform them of how to claim it.⠀
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The plaintiffs in the lawsuit will also receive damages as compensation for the lost property. The complaint had noted that the city’s actions had deprived them of “personal property critical to their survival, such as government-issued identification documents, medication, and clothing.” It also recounted deeply personal losses – among them an urn with a parent’s ashes, a pet cat, and irreplaceable family photos.
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Aleksei Navalny died in prison, the Russian authorities said. The anticorruption campaigner rose to become the most prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin. Navalny was last seen in public on Thursday, when he appeared via video link in a court hearing. His death leaves the country without its most prominent opposition voice. https://nyti.ms/3wl8XwM

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Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs in the film "Almost Famous" (Untitled Cut). All scenes. One of his smaller roles but one of his best. At its heart, the film portrays, through a fictional band in 1973, the final steps in the slow creeping take ov...

Every child has the right to grow up free from violence and fear.
Children must be protected -- always.
They are .

In conflict, civilians always pay the highest price.

War is not the answer.

We need peace. Now.

13-foot alligator spotted with human remains in its mouth in Florida canal A 13-foot alligator was spotted with human remains in its mouth in a canal in unincorporated Largo, Florida.

A historic win for Indigenous Rights in Brazil 💛

The Brazil supreme court rejected the Temporal Framework, largely put forward by rural businessmen and far-right political groups, establishing that indigenous people could only claim ownership of land they occupied or disputed on 1988, when the Brazilian Constitution was adopted.

This is a positive step forward for other Indigenous land cases in Brazil. We await the final ruling next week.

And don't forget to practice yoga! 🌴

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NCF grad event “[NEW] Commencement: On Our Terms”, organized by Brian Cody "[NEW] Commencement: On Our Terms" is an alternative commencement and gr… Brian Cody needs your support for NCF grad event “[NEW] Commencement: On Our Terms”

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De Santis you are a dirty, disgusting 🤮, pierce of s**t, petty politician.

NCF grad event “[NEW] Commencement: On Our Terms”, organized by Brian Cody "[NEW] Commencement: On Our Terms" is an alternative commencement and gr… Brian Cody needs your support for NCF grad event “[NEW] Commencement: On Our Terms”

Happy birthday to my biking companion, travel buddy, co-author, producing partner, fellow advocate, and darling, darling daughter.

Every child has the right to grow up free from violence and fear.
Children must be protected -- always.
They are .

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Did you know that today is ? Here at we have a few species of eagles, one being the Harpy Eagle! As part of Zoo Miami’s commitment to protect wildlife in the native habitat where it naturally exists, we partnered with the government of Panama along with other private enterprises to establish the Harpy Eagle Project in the Republic of Panama to protect these marvelous animals.
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🎄Check out our Holiday Golf Cart Parade Route Map...🎁

And mark your calendars to join us on Saturday, December 10, 2022, from 6 PM to 10 PM at Cutler Ridge Park (10100 SW 200 Street) for our Winter Celebration & Holiday Golf Cart Parade. Here are a few more details:

ACTIVITIES:
🎅Visit & take pictures with Santa
🍕Food Trucks
🤸Holiday Inflatables
🎨Face Painters
🧸Toy Drive
🏎️Golf Cart Parade
🎵Music & more!

TOY DRIVE:
Donate new unwrapped toys and bring a smile to a special child this season. All toys will be donated to Holtz Children's Hospital at Jackson Memorial. Toy donations will also be welcomed along the parade route.

GOLF CART PARADE:
🕒5:00 PM: Holiday golf cart parade line up opens in the West Soccer Field at Cutler Ridge Park
🕒5:50 PM: Line up closes (Line up may close sooner, once 300 golf carts are lined up—whichever comes first)
🕒6:00 PM: Parade promptly begins
👉 Make sure you know and follow the parade participation rules (found here: https://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/parksrec/page/golf-cart-parade-participation-rules)
👉 For turn-by-turn parade directions and to download the map in PDF, visit: https://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/parksrec/page/winter-celebration-holiday-golf-cart-parade

For more information, contact Maria Herrera-Mendoza at [email protected] or call (786) 459-7389.